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  • Ravens' Cameron Dicker: Signed by Baltimore

    The Ravens signed Dicker on Friday.

    Dicker signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in May and spent the majority of the offseason with Los Angeles, where he worked primarily as a punter. The Texas product, who has experience punting and place kicking, will likely stick as a punter in Baltimore and compete with a fellow rookie, fourth-round pick Jordan Stout, during the final days leading up Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline.

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    Giants' Graham Gano: Won't play in preseason finale

    Gano (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's preseason finale against the Jets, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

    Gano suffered a concussion while trying to make a tackle during last Sunday's preseason game versus Cincinnati, so it's not surprising to see him ruled out for the final exhibition contest. The Giants signed Ryan Santoso on Friday, so he'll likely operate as the team's primary place kicker against the Jets.

  • Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Makes all three kicks Thursday

    Butker (ankle) made both extra-point tries and his only field-goal attempt during Thursday's preseason win versus the Packers.

    Butker missed practice on Aug. 15 due to ankle soreness, but he proceeded to log every kicker rep in the Chiefs' final two exhibitions, exhibiting his health ahead of the regular season. Since Patrick Mahomes became the team's full-time starting quarterback in 2018, Butker has averaged 51.3 made PATs and 27 made FGAs per campaign, which equates to 8.3 points per game.

  • Colts' Rodrigo Blankenship: Beats out Verity for starting job

    Blankenship has won the Colts' kicking battle with the team releasing Jake Verity on Thursday, Mike Chappell of Fox 59 News Indianapolis reports.

    Blankenship entered as the favorite and reportedly outkicked Verity at training camp, even showing improved ability on tries from 50-plus yards. While he has one of the weaker legs among NFL starting placekickers, Blankenship could be useful in fantasy leagues this year, playing for a dome team that many project to win a weak AFC South.

  • Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Nursing short-term injury

    Fairbairn is dealing with an undisclosed short-term injury and isn't expected to be available for Thursday's preseason finale versus the 49ers, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.

    The injury isn't expected to affect Fairbairn's availability for Week 1, even though he'll be missing the preseason finale. The kicker has converted on two of his three field-goal tries through two exhibition games, with his only miss coming from 59 yards out.

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    Giants' Graham Gano: Closer to return

    Coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday that Gano (concussion) is making progress in his recovery, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

    Gano suffered a concussion when he made a diving tackle attempt during Sunday's preseason game versus Cincinnati, and it has yet to be determined whether he'll be cleared for the Giants' preseason finale at the Jets. For now, he's the only kicker on the roster.

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    Titans' Caleb Shudak: Placed on reserve/PUP list

    The Titans placed Shudak (undisclosed) on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

    The rookie kicker has been dealing with an undisclosed injury since June and will now miss Tennessee's first four games as a result of the transaction. The road to playing time for Shudak doesn't look promising, given Randy Bullock is still with the team and has been impressive throughout training camp, per Jim Wyatt of the team's official site.

  • Eddy Pineiro: Let go Tuesday

    Pineiro was released by the Jets on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    Pineiro was competing with Greg Zuerlein for the starting kicker job in camp, but he was unable to outduel his veteran counterpart. Pineiro will now work to earn an opportunity elsewhere.

  • Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Wins kicking battle

    Zuerlein is the lone kicker on the Jets roster with the team releasing Eddy Pineiro on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    Zuerlein was the favorite heading into camp, and he ultimately won the job. He still has a strong leg, but the volume he saw in past seasons with the Rams and Cowboys may be a thing of the past. Zuerlein will be among the many Jets whose value depends on improvement from second-year quarterback Zach Wilson, who likely will miss the start of the season after having meniscus surgery in mid-August.

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    Cowboys' Brett Maher: Lone kicker in Dallas

    Maher is left as the only kicker on the Cowboys' roster after the team waived Lirim Hajrullahu on Tuesday, Nick Eatman of the team's official site reports.

    The Cowboys have cycled through kickers this offseason, at various times rostering Chris Naggar, Jonathan Garibay, Hajrullahu and Maher after moving on from Greg Zuerlein. Maher is still not guaranteed to be Dallas' kicker Week 1, but he's coming off a 2021 campaign in which he made 16-of-18 field-goal attempts and 10-of-12 point-after tries in eight appearances with the Saints.

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